Git Internals for Visual Studio Developers

摘要

In my commit to Git DevOps article(msdn.com/magazine/ mt767697), I explained how the Git version control system (VCS) differs from centralized VCSes with which you might already be familiar. I then demonstrated how to accomplish certain Git tasks using the Git tooling in Visual Studio. In this article, I'll summarize relevant changes to how Git works within the newly released Visual Studio 2017 IDE, discuss how the Git repo is implemented in the file system, and examine the topology of its data store and the structure and content of its various storage objects. I'll conclude with a low-level explanation of Git branches, providing a perspective that I hope will prepare you for more advanced Git operations I'll present in upcoming articles.